- [uncountable, singular] the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment
- a place of exile
- He returned after 40 years of exile.
- in exile He has lived in exile since 1989.
- into exile The whole family went into exile.
- to be forced/sent into exile
- in exile from… Dante died in exile from Florence.
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentc1, Politicsc1- He still hopes to return from exile one day.
- He went into exile after the overthrow of the government.
- They are in tax exile from the UK.
- They joined the many other Armenians living in exile.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- permanent
- enforced
- …
- be driven into
- be forced into
- be sent into
- …
- in exile
- exile from
- exile to
- …
- a place of exile
- somebody’s return from exile
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- [countable] a person who chooses, or is forced, to live away from his or her own country
- political exiles
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- political
- tax
- returning
- …
- live
- return
Word OriginMiddle English: the noun partly from Old French exil ‘banishment’ and partly from Old French exile ‘banished person’; the verb from Old French exiler; all based on Latin exilium ‘banishment’, from exul ‘banished person’.
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